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Volume 4, no. 4
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April 1993
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Information Systems Instruction & Support
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The Library
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University of California, Berkeley
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Edited by David F.W. Robison
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ISSN: 1060-2356
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Contributors:
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Teri Rinne, Vivienne Roumani-Denn, Lisa Rowlison, Mark Takaro, Roy Tennant
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Electronic Publishing
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Tenopir, Carol. "Electronic Access to Periodicals" Library
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Journal 118(4) (March 1, 1993):54-55. Tenopir explains the
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growing popularity of electronic journals, their advantages
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and impact on libraries. - VR
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Information Transfer
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DeLoughry, Thomas J. "Electronic 'Neighborhood' Links Colleges in
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14 Pacific-Region Countries" Chronicle of Higher Education (April
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14, 1993): A14, A16. Curtis Hardyck, University of California,
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Berkeley, is responsible for the Pacific Neighborhood Consortium,
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a project linking 14 countries together. The goal of the project
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is for institutions in the United States to share library
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materials, electronic databases, and classroom instruction with
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Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and others. - VR
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Keyhani, Andrea. "The Online Journal of Current Clinical Trials:
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An Innovation in Electronic Journal Publishing" Database 16(1)
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(February 1993):14-23. Keyhani describes Current Clinical
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Trials, the award-winning, first electronic, full-text with
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graphics, peer reviewed electronic journal. Keyhani describes
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how the journal was developed, how graphics are handled, and how
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it is accessed. - VR
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Schwarzwalder, Robert. "Engineering Information's Bold New
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Moves" Database (April 1993):103-105. There are now several
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ways to access Ei, Engineering Information, Inc. both for
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professional and end-users. Through cooperation with DIALOG,
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Ei has created Article Express International, a document
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delivery service for "engineering and technical literature."
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- VR
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Stigleman, Sue. "Bibliography Formatting Software: An Update"
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Database 16(1) (February 1993):24-37. "The bibliography
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formatting field is now crowded with 52 programs" including
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Pro-Cite, Endnote, Biblio, each described and listed in this
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article. - VR
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Networks and Networking
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Blau, Andrew. "CPF Airs Issues for K-12 Access to the
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Internet" Networks & Policy 1(1):3, 6 and in EFFector Online
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5(4) (March 19, 1993). An Electronic Frontier Foundation
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project, the Communications Policy Forum (CPF) met with K-12
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stakeholders (educators, service providers, and legal
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experts) to discuss some of the legal issues surrounding
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Internet access for this constituency. Despite the fact that
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"the Internet can enrich the resources available to both
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teachers and students..." the main topic of conversation at
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the meeting was the worry that "obscene" materials on the net
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might be discovered by minors. A sidebar is included that
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outlines the CPFs recommendations for increasing K-12 access
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to the Internet. - DR
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Bowman, C. Mic, Peter B. Danzig, and Michael F. Schwartz.
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Research Problems for Scalable Internet Resource Discovery.
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Boulder: University of Colorado, March 1992 (Technical Report
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CU-CS-643-93)[available via anonymous ftp as a text or
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PostScript file from cs.colorado.edu in directory
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/pub/cs/techreports/schwartz as files
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ASCII/RD.ResearchProblems.txt.Z or
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PostScript/RD.ResearchProblems.ps.Z]. The authors describe
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some of the ways that developers of Internet resource
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discovery tools can address the problems of scaling. There
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are three areas of growth to contend with in the Internet
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environment: an increasing user base, an increase in the
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volume of data, and an increase in the variety of data.
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These changes will make tools like WAIS, archie, and Gopher
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untenable in the not-too-distant future. As the authors put
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it, "Imagine attempting to browse through a Gopher menu
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system with one million times as many entries as are
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currently present...." - DR
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"Computer Professionals Call for Public Debate on New
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Government Encryption Initiative" (April 16, 1993) posted on
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CPSR@GWUVM (April 16, 1993). The Computer Professionals for
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Social Responsibility has filed a series of Freedom of
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Information Act requests with numerous government agencies
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involved in telecommunications policy. The request calls for
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full disclosure of both the technical specifications and
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implementation plan for the White House's data encryption
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scheme [see below]. At the heart of the request is concern
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that the National Security Agency will have too large a role
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in the creation and implementation of a non-military
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encryption scheme. - DR
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DeLoughry, Thomas J. "Campus Officials Pleased but Worried
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by Clinton Plan for 'Information Superhighway'" Chronicle of
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Higher Education 39(30) (March 31, 1993):A17-A18. While at
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the Coalition for Networked Information meeting in March,
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many campus officials cautiously applauded the Clinton
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administration's support of national network development.
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The concern is that the traditional support of educational
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goals will be lost in the effort to gain the support of
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businesses. A key area of concern here and in other forums
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is the proposal to limit access to the NSFNet backbone to
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data traveling between four (!) supercomputing centers.
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This would force the regional networks to contract with
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commercial providers for Internet access. - DR
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Dern, Daniel P. "Peter Deutsch, 'archie,' and Bunyip Systems"
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Internet World 4(2) (March 1993):11-16. In an interview with
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the Editor of Internet World, Deutsch offers a history of the
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wildly successful archie ftp archive locator system
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(developed by Alan Emtage and himself), his views on free-
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market information systems on the Internet, and the plans for
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the commercial development of archie and other offerings from
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Bunyip Systems. While charged with heresy by some in the
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Internet community, Deutsch believes that information and
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information services are best developed in a free-market
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system so consumers have more power, and providers can be
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paid. As for universal access he says that after we secure
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funds for development and maintenance, "We can then seek to
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provide universality through grants and subsidies if we as a
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society decide (as I hope we do) that everyone should have
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access to the cornucopia." - DR
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Dillon, Martin, et al. Assessing Information on the
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Internet: Toward Providing Library Services for Computer-
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Mediated Communication: Results of an OCLC Research Project.
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Dublin, Ohio: OCLC, 1993. Available from OCLC for $20 or
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free via anonymous ftp from ftp.rsch.oclc.org as a PostScript
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file in directory /pub/internet_resources_project/report.
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This interesting report covers three main topics: a survey of
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the mass of materials on the Internet, a study involving the
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cataloging of 100 networked electronic texts using USMARC
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standards, and recommendations for extending the USMARC
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format to include fields for access information for
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electronic, networked resources. The report itself is 39
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pages and includes numerous charts and graphs describing the
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types of material available at ftp sites. There are also a
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number of appendices, including an excellent bibliography. -
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DR
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Fidelman, Miles. "More Info on ALOT/CCN/SDIN" posted on PACS-
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L@UHUPVM1 (March 18, 1993). Fidelman describes the work of
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two grass-roots community networking projects: The Center for
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Civic Networking and its Sustainable Development Information
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Network project which has received an award of a number of
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public-access computers from the Apple Library of Tomorrow. -
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DR
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"Leading Telco CEOs Jointly Support Clinton-Gore Technology
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Initiative" (March 23, 1993) posted on PACS-L@UHUPVM1 (April
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7, 1993). In a press release signed by the CEOs of the
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leading US telecommunications companies, support is offered
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for the Clinton-Gore technology initiative as outlined in the
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paper "Technology for America's Economic Growth, A New
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Direction to Build Economic Strength." Specifically, and not
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surprisingly, they support an increased role for private
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investors in the national networks, and a shift of government
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funds to specific areas that address societal needs and away
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from general subsidies which have inhibited commercial
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progress. - DR
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Polly, Jean Armour. "NREN for All: Insurmountable
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Opportunity" Library Journal 118(2) (February 1, 1993):38-41
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[also available via anonymous ftp from Project Gutenberg at
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mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu as file etext/etext93/nren210.txt].
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Polly, a former public librarian who now works for NYSERNet,
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Inc., provides a realistic look at what Internet/NREN access
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for all might mean. Is it worth it? Should public libraries
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participate? Hint: in the end, Polly says, "Yes." - DR
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Quarterman, John. "Recent Internet Books" RFC 1432 [available
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via anonymous ftp from nnsc.nsf.net with pathname
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rfc/rfc1432.txt.]. Quarterman describes 27 recent books
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about the Internet in a clear and concise format. Especially
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helpful is a section providing contact information for the
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publishers. - DR
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Roberts, Michael M. "Information Highways and the NREN"
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EDUCOM Review 28(2) (March/April 1992):10-12 [also available
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via anonymous ftp from educom.edu in directory /pub/Review as
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file EDUCOM-Review-Mar93-Roberts]. Roberts describes the
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proposition of private development of the public network in
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an era of decreasing federal budgets. Also included is a
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list of National Information Infrastructure design goals as
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developed the EDUCOMs networking task force. - DR
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Schwartz, Michael F., et al. "A Comparison of Internet
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Resource Discovery Approaches" Computing Systems 5(4) (Fall
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1992):461-493 [previously published in WAIS-discussion Digest
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56 (October 22, 1992)]. Schwartz and his co-authors (Alan
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Emtage, Brewster Kahle, and B. Clifford Neuman) present a
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taxonomy and analysis of Internet resource discovery tools.
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They include an overview of resource discovery systems
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(WHOIS, X.500, archie, Prospero, WWW, WAIS, Knowbots (tm),
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Netfind, and Gopher) and apply their taxonomy to these
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systems for analytic purposes. Lastly, they summarize their
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findings and discuss the implications for the further
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development and integration of resource discovery tools. - DR
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Smith, Jane. "CNIDR: Coordinating Internet User Tools"
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Internet World 4(2) (March 1993):8-10. Smith, Assistant
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Director of CNIDR (pronounced "snider"), describes both the
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work of the Clearinghouse for Networked Information Discovery
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and Retrieval as well as the six tools of discovery currently
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used on a wide scale (archie, Gopher, veronica, WAIS, WWW,
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and hytelnet). CNIDR promotes the use and further
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development of NIDR tools by providing pointers to access to
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and information on the tools as well as a coordinating
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function between development groups. In describing the tools
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here, Smith focuses on the current developments (including
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commercialization of archie and WAIS) and how these tools are
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being used in concert. Also included is information on how on
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can benefit from the work of the Clearinghouse. - DR
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"Statement by the Press Secretary [White House Crypto
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Statement]" (April 16, 1993) posted on CPSR@GWUVM (April 16,
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1993). The White House announces its proposal to create a
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relatively inexpensive data and voice encryption standard
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that would be required of governmental organizations and
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voluntary for other. This proposal is aimed at settling a
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long-running dispute between privacy advocates [see above]
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and law enforcement officials who want access to encrypted
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communications. At the heart of the proposal is a
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government-developed "clipper chip" which is intended to be
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easily and cheaply added to telephones and other data
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communications devices by their manufacturers. Encryption
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keys will stored by the US Attorney General in a secure
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database only accessible by court order. - DR
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Steele, Shari. "EFF Organizes Coalition to Oppose Wiretap
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Proposal" Networks & Policy 1(1):4, 7, 10. Steele describes
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the proposals by the FBI to remain tapped in to the
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communications network in the age of digital telephony and
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rapidly changing technology (defeated last year, sure to
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reappear this one). The FBI wants every service provider to
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assist in their efforts to engage in wire-tapping and would
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fine those companies that use technologies that are secure
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from such monitoring. - DR
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"Steve Jackson Games Wins Lawsuit Against U.S. Secret
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Service" EFFector Online 5(4) (March 19, 1993). In what the
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Electronic Frontier Foundation hopes will be a precedent
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setting case, a federal judge ruled that e-mail and bulletin
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board system postings are Constitutionally protected speech. -
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DR
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Weitzner, Daniel J. "Rep. Markey Endorses EFF's Open
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Platform Proposal" Networks & Policy 1(1):1, 3, 8-9.
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Weitzner describes the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Open
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Platform Proposal which aims to "make voice, data and video
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services accessible to everyone, in the near term, and at low
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cost." While optical fiber in every home and office may be a
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long term goal, the EFF believes that a near-term solution is
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ISDN. The goal of the platform is to encourage telephone
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carriers to create and interoperative open ISDN services. -
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DR
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White House Electronic Publications and Public Access EMail:
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Frequently Asked Questions. Version dated April 7, 1993
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posted on PACS-L@UHUPVM1.BITNET (April 12, 1993 ). This
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document, which is updated periodically and reposted around
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the net, comes from the White House e-mail account on
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Compuserve. Included in this FAQ are instructions for
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accessing White House press releases, policy papers and other
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documents electronically via WAIS, Gopher, and BBS. Also
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included is the address for sending e-mail to the White
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House. Please be advised that the White House e-mail system
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is under construction and responses, for the time being, will
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be via US mail and may take some time. - DR
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Optical Disc Technologies
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Guglielmo, Connie. "Photo CD: The Big Picture" MacUser 9(5) (May
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1993):177-183. Guglielmo provides an intelligent and
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understandable explanation of Kodak's Photo CD technology,
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refreshingly devoid of the usual hype and hoopla surrounding
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the product. - TR
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Kesselman, Martin. "CD-ROM Trends" Wilson Library Bulletin 67(6)
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(February 1993):70-72. Kesselman provides a CD-ROM industry
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update. The column includes descriptions of two new networking
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options being offered by SilverPlatter, multimedia encyclopedias,
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CD-R (CD-Recordable) technology, and the CD-ROM version of
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Newsweek magazine called Newsweek Interactive. - TR
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Shuler, John A. "A Tale of Two Federal Offices" CD-ROM World 8(3)
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(April 1993):73-76. Shuler shows how CD-ROM technology has
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liberated government agencies from the need to design large
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central computer systems. The Department of State's Office of
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Public Affairs (OPA) and the National Library of Medicine's (NLM)
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National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) are
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profiled. - TR
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General
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Kountz, John. "Tomorrow's Libraries: More than a Modular
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Telephone Jack, Less than a Complete Revolution" Library Hi-Tech
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10(4) (1992):39-50. Kountz presents a provocative view of the
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library of the future. The author advocates converting the
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library into an electronic information distribution center that
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can support users regardless of physical location. Fundamental
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to Kountz's vision of information delivery is the tablet
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computer, which he predicts will be an inexpensive ($150-$300),
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mass market commodity by the year 2000. - TR
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Wilson, David L. An Evangelist for Technology Wins Many Converts in
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Humanities. The Chronicle of Higher Education (April 14,
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1993):A14, A17, A18.
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Forthcoming
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Bauwens, Michel. "The Cybrarians Manifesto: Towards a new
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organisational model for corporate libraries?" Business
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Information Review (April 1993). Baumen argues that the
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organization of the traditional corporate library and its
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process of collecting and disseminating information has been
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made obsolete by technology. As information becomes less
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dependent on location, and industries require information on
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a more timely basis and in formats that are readily usable,
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cybrarians must take the place of librarians. Baumen also
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believes that this model will created a better job for the
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information professional by focusing on the most professional
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aspects of the job and thereby "free[ing] our creative
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capabilities even more and become real
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agents of constant innovation." - DR
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Engle, Mary E., et al. Internet Connections: A Librarian's
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Guide to Dial-Up Access and Use. LITA Monograph 3. American
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Library Association, c1993. To be published May 1993 and
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available at the 1993 Annual Convention of the American
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Library Association. Engle and her colleagues have collected
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a wide array of helpful information on the Internet and its
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resources and services. Especially helpful is the inclusion
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of a section on getting your own connection through a service
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provider with a list of dial-up access providers. Also
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included are lists of helpful electronic journals, discussion
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lists, and network resource discovery tools. - DR
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